A 26-year-old Russian man with a mental disorder has been arrested and is in hospital custody after invading the Phuket provincial governor’s office building. Thai police have detained and taken a 26-year-old Russian man with a mental disorder to hospital, where the man is in protective custody. The Russian man broke into the Phuket administration…
Japan’s four largest carmakers will invest 150 billion baht in Thailand over five years to develop the electric vehicle industry. Four major Japanese carmakers are set to invest 150 billion baht in Thailand’s electric car industry over the next five years, the Bangkok Post reported, citing a statement from government spokesman Chaya Vacharonke. Toyota Motor…
Two large lithium deposits with high grades have been discovered in Phangnga province in southern Thailand. Two large lithium deposits with higher lithium content than many other key deposits in the world have been discovered in the southern Thai province of Phang-nga, the Bangkok Post reported, citing a statement from a Thai geochemistry expert. Lithium,…
Chonburi province leads the way in the number of condominiums sold to foreigners. Residential properties in Jomtien, Bang Saen and Pratamnak top the list. The residential property market in Chonburi province, home to Pattaya, is expected to continue to grow throughout 2024, helped by continued foreign interest in condominiums despite an impressive number of new…
Thailand’s Ministry of Culture is proposing that traditional Thai clothing be inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Thailand’s Ministry of Culture is preparing a presentation to support a request to include Thai traditional clothing in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Bangkok Post reports, citing a statement…
Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor has started deliveries of electric cars manufactured at the company’s plant in Rayong province, Thailand. Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor is set to boost its electric vehicle business in ASEAN after setting up a production base in Thailand, where it plans to start selling local electric vehicles in January. The…
Chinese and Russians lead the number of transactions in the Thai property market among foreign buyers for the first nine months of this year. Chinese and Russians topped the list of foreign buyers of condominiums in Thailand this year, with the number of sales surging in tourist destinations such as Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, the…
Thailand’s prime minister is keen to promote tourism in less popular provinces and is demanding an increase in the length of stay and spending by tourists. At a meeting at Government House, Thai Prime Minister Settha Thavisin announced changes to the kingdom’s tourism policy to promote second-tier provinces and increase spending by foreign tourists, Reuters…
Thailand’s Songkran Festival has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Eighteenth Session of UNESCO. The Songkran Festival in Thailand, a celebration of the traditional Thai New Year, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Eighteenth Session of the…
Thai authorities are aiming to make Songkran a global brand among the world’s top 10 festivals and are expanding the celebration from three days to a month. Thailand plans to turn next year’s Songkran Thai New Year celebrations into a month-long global water festival to boost “soft power” and attract foreign tourists to the kingdom….